Even though I feel that having dosa for dinner is a breeze in the kitchen, I am forced to grapple with the mystery of what to make with the dosa. No matter how many books you read, how many online recipe journals you riff through or for that matter ask your mom, aunts and extended aunts, the task of making something to go with the dosa is something like an unsolved murder mystery.
If you dont have chutney or sambhar in an array of colours, the very idea of eating dosa for a meal can be a kill joy. I can probably say that my hunt for chutney recipes will be eternal considering P is married to dosas.
On one such hunts, I happened to buy the Malliga Badrinath book on chutneys and i am indebted to her for giving us one of these legacies.
Directions
Heat a kadai with the oil.
Add the garlic and chillies and saute till garlic browns.
Now, add the onions and saute till it turns pink.
At this stage, add the tomatoes and saute till oil seperates.
Add the tamarind to this and saute for a min.
Let the mixture cool.
Once cool, add the coriander leaves and salt.
Blend to a smooth paste in a blender.
Temper with mustard seeds, hing and curry leaves.
Chettinad Style Tomato Chutney
Equipment
- 1 Blender
Ingredients
- 3 cups chopped Tomatoes
- 1 cup chopped Onion
- 1/2 cup chopped coriander
- 4 cloves Garlic minced well
- 2 Dry red chilies
- 5 grams Tamarind soaked in warm water
- Salt to taste
- 1.5 tbsp Oil sesame oil is recommended
- To Temper:
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/8 tsp Asafetida
- 1 tsp Sesame oil
- 10 Curry leaves
Instructions
- Heat a kadai with the oil.
- Add the garlic and chillies and saute till garlic browns.
- Now, add the onions and saute till it turns pink.
- At this stage, add the tomatoes and saute till oil seperates.
- Add the tamarind to this and saute for a min.
- Let the mixture cool.
- Once cool, add the coriander leaves and salt.
- Blend to a smooth paste in a blender.
- In a small pan, heat sesame oil for tempering.
- When the oil has heated, pop the mustard seeds and finish with Asafetida and curry leaves.
- Add the tempering to the chutney and mix well.
- Serve with Idli, Dosa or any tiffin of your choice.
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Disclaimer
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Priya says
Yum yum,wish to have this delicious chutney with some idlis.
Archana says
love this one.